Perspectives

Raymond Carver is one of the most famous American writers of the twentieth century. We, therefore, advise you to look at the short story “Call If You Need Me” from different perspectives.

Literary period

Raymond Carver was a writer active in the twentieth century and can be considered a Modernist writer. An important feature of Modernism is a focus on the inner struggles of the characters, just as you have seen in “Call If You Need Me”.

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Works with the same theme and by the same author

The theme of infidelity has been explored by Raymond Carver in the short story “Tell The Women We’re Going”. In the story, two best friends, Jerry and Bill, leave their wives at home one day and go for a drive. During their trip, they meet two attractive young women and they both imagine having an affair with them. We advise you to read it and focus on the reasons why Jerry and Bill ...

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